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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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